DeeTillEhDeh Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 There's got to be some sort of captain competition with this unlikely grouping... I take it you meant caption competition? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 "Labour not as bad fiscally as the Tories" was the whole thrust of my post and it's obviously correct since you acknowledge it here. That may be true but in terms of monetary policy and financial regulation Labour are up there with the Tories. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 4 minutes ago, DeeTillEhDeh said: That may be true but in terms of monetary policy and financial regulation Labour are up there with the Tories. Depends on how far you go back. Old Labour wouldn't have let the City get away with the pish New Labour turned a blind eye to. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Because protesting at the kind of abuse she was reading out is "playing a card", aye. I don't deny she's faced racist and sexist abuse but have seen first hand her abuse the issue of racism and sexism when she was losing the argument. In my student politics days it was a favourites ploy to undermine candidates by playing the racist/sexist/homophobe card. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Someone else might find this interesting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 On 26/06/2017 at 09:57, Baxter Parp said: Prof. Mark Blyth gets it. On 26/06/2017 at 11:21, Baxter Parp said: Pish. Forgive me if I trust the opinion of a political economist who's actually written a book on austerity over some pea-brained internet no-mark. On 26/06/2017 at 13:21, Baxter Parp said: It was all the bankers fault, the Labour government wasn't overspending. Those are the first three posts that you made in this conversation. Not a single mention of the comparative performance of Labour and the Tories. You even went as far as to absolve the tories by stating that "it was all the bankers fault". 6 hours ago, Baxter Parp said: "Labour not as bad fiscally as the Tories" was the whole thrust of my post and it's obviously correct since you acknowledge it here. So Labour did overspend, just not as much as the Tories? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee-Bey Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 https://stv.tv/news/politics/1393466-salmond-reveals-he-texted-trump-to-call-him-a-loser/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Immediately install him as 'President-Liberator' for life after independence. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenconner Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 15 hours ago, Sooky said: There's got to be some sort of captain competition with this unlikely grouping... Let's all laugh at the Jocks. hee hee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Immediately install him as 'President-Liberator' for life after independence. He's on record as saying 'Guardian of Scotland' in the style of Wallace would be his preference. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 (edited) That didn't exactly work out well for Wallace. I'm thinking more along the lines of the benign rule of Czechoslovakia's lifetime President T. G. Masaryk, as well as many banana republics that would have only benefited from having their local warlord replaced with one of the most effective leaders in Scottish history. Edited July 14, 2017 by vikingTON 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 17 hours ago, strichener said: Those are the first three posts that you made in this conversation. Not a single mention of the comparative performance of Labour and the Tories. You even went as far as to absolve the tories by stating that "it was all the bankers fault". So Labour did overspend, just not as much as the Tories? Good job missing out half the conversation, chum. The financial crisis was the fault of the bankers and the Tories have made the subsequent years worse through their economic incompetence. Labour were not overspending.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Let's undo the great mistake – make university tuition free https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2017/jul/14/lets-undo-the-great-mistake-make-university-tuition-free?CMP=twt_gu But...SNP still bad, right? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 2 hours ago, Baxter Parp said: Good job missing out half the conversation, chum. The financial crisis was the fault of the bankers and the Tories have made the subsequent years worse through their economic incompetence. Labour were not overspending.. Feel free to post the missing half that backs up your claim that you were always comparing Labour spending to the Tories... I won't hold my breath. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Just now, strichener said: Feel free to post the missing half that backs up your claim that you were always comparing Labour spending to the Tories... I won't hold my breath. I didn't say I was always comparing Labour to the Tories, beanbrain. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Rather than "President for Life" I think we should go for Eck Presidente. Symbolise the man in the title. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 On 13/07/2017 at 10:42, Baxter Parp said: "Labour not as bad fiscally as the Tories" was the whole thrust of my post and it's obviously correct since you acknowledge it here. 2 hours ago, Baxter Parp said: I didn't say I was always comparing Labour to the Tories, beanbrain. So a synopsis of the conversation is; Baxter: Austerity is terrible Baxter: It was the bankers fault Baxter: Labour didn't overspend Baxter: It was the bankers fault Baxter: It really was the bankers fault, labour didn't overspend Baxter: They didn't Strichener: They really did - £175bln Baxter: Well that isn't as bad as the Tories, which was my main point. Strichener: Whataboutery Baxter: No, that was the whole point of the posts. Strichener: Really, doesn't look like it. Baxter: Ignore my previous posts, I didn't say I was comparing Labour and the Tories (Oh and BTW Let's ignore the overspending bit) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Ooft! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 So a synopsis of the conversation is; Baxter: Austerity is terrible Baxter: It was the bankers fault Baxter: Labour didn't overspend Baxter: It was the bankers fault Baxter: It really was the bankers fault, labour didn't overspend Baxter: They didn't Strichener: They really did - £175bln Baxter: Well that isn't as bad as the Tories, which was my main point. Strichener: Whataboutery Baxter: No, that was the whole point of the posts. Strichener: Really, doesn't look like it. Baxter: [emoji20] Ignore my previous posts, I didn't say I was comparing Labour and the Tories (Oh and BTW Let's ignore the overspending bit) These last posts have been comedy gold. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 So a synopsis of the conversation is; Baxter: Austerity is terrible Baxter: It was the bankers fault Baxter: Labour didn't overspend Baxter: It was the bankers fault Baxter: It really was the bankers fault, labour didn't overspend Baxter: They didn't Strichener: They really did - £175bln Baxter: Well that isn't as bad as the Tories, which was my main point. Strichener: Whataboutery Baxter: No, that was the whole point of the posts. Strichener: Really, doesn't look like it. Baxter: [emoji20] Ignore my previous posts, I didn't say I was comparing Labour and the Tories (Oh and BTW Let's ignore the overspending bit) What is it about right-wingers and habitual lying? This is Trump level revisionism. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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